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Auction 1 · Lot 68

[Tikun Sopherim]

Estimate
$300–$400
Hammer price
$200

Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.

author

(BIBLE, Hebrew. HAPHTAROTH).

printer

David de Castro Tartas

Place

Amsterdam

Publication

1666

Description

Part II only (lacking Pentateuch). Title within architectural arch

references

Not in Darlow & Moule; Fuks, Amsterdam 443

summary

Prepared by Solomon de Oliveira, a well-known follower of Shabbetai Tzvi. Published at the height of Shabbatean fervor, as reflected in the chronogram on the title page: “…In the Year Israel is SAVED (‘Nosha’=annus1666) by the Lord”
ff.327-450, 19th century cloth, 12mo
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